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Fatma Aydemir

Fatma Aydemir

The Guardian

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People like me flocked to Berlin because it was ‘poor but sexy’. Those times are over

In 2003, Berlin had just woken up from a decade-long fever dream: the Wall had fallen, the city had reunited and the two German states had a common...

31.12.2024 30

The Guardian

Fatma Aydemir

In Germany, a woman is killed every day. That’s proof the sexism we all experience is far from ‘harmless’

What is the thing I do 360 times a year – in other words, almost every day? It’s not that easy to say. I probably cook, if warming up leftovers...

09.12.2024 60

The Guardian

Fatma Aydemir

Berlin feels like an island in a swamp of neofascism – but the flood waters are rising

I live on an island. I tend to forget this, but now with the last days of summer still perfect for a swim, I decide to drive an hour out of Berlin...

05.09.2024 50

The Guardian

Fatma Aydemir

When a bad Trump joke becomes an affair of state, Germany has lost more than its sense of humour

“The point of comedy is to make fun of everyone,” a Berlin friend told me recently. What matters, he argued, is that you make yourself look silly...

23.07.2024 1

The Guardian

Fatma Aydemir